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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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